Fox River Grove

Population: 4,501
Median household income: $125,104
Median home value: $289,200

Fox River Grove, a community in McHenry County, Illinois, has 4,501 residents. Its median household income of $125,104 runs above the McHenry County figure of $102,836.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fox River Grove's population declined 3.7% from 4,676 to 4,501, while its median home value rose 16.3% from $248,600 to $289,200.

45.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,501
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $125,104
Median home value: $289,200
Median gross rent: $2,157
Housing units: 1,728
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6764,501

Median household income

$112,917$125,104

Median home value

$248,600$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,066$2,157

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,676	$112,917	$248,600	$1,066
2020	4,639	$116,442	$259,400	$1,551
2021	4,710	$109,645	$237,200	$1,250
2022	4,600	$121,705	$252,700	$2,199
2023	4,501	$125,104	$289,200	$2,157

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	245	5.4%
5 to 17	829	18.4%
18 to 24	195	4.3%
25 to 34	729	16.2%
35 to 44	609	13.5%
45 to 54	727	16.2%
55 to 64	692	15.4%
65 to 74	381	8.5%
75 and over	94	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,682	81.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	144	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	639	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree31.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	1.9%
High school graduate	722	22.3%
Some college or associate's	983	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,002	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	462	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit5.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,465	60.6%
Carpooled	287	11.9%
Public transit	121	5.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	519	21.5%
Other means	25	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	306	16.1%
15 to 29 min	741	39.0%
30 to 44 min	260	13.7%
45 to 59 min	213	11.2%
60+ min	378	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 2.9% (129 of 4,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,237	79.2%
Nonfamily households	324	20.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,561	90.3%
Vacant	167	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,338	85.7%
Renter-occupied	223	14.3%

1-unit, detached95.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,644	95.1%
1-unit, attached	29	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	49	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1727533
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1955, -88.2148